BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt lauded former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s longstanding support for the Army Monday as it wages its fourth day of battles against militants in north Lebanon.
Hariri’s position over clashes in north Lebanon “is reminiscent of his father, the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s historical stand during the clashes in Dinnieh back in 2000,” Jumblatt said, referring to eight days of clashes between the Islamist group Takfir wa al-Hijra and the Lebanese Army in Dinnieh’s mountainous region.
The PSP head also lauded the Future Movement leader's insistence on declaring his support of the Army and the state, saying that it resolved the reluctance of some of Tripoli’s officials.
Earlier this week, Hariri stressed his full support to the government, the Army and security forces in their mission to restore security and stability in the capital of the north.
In his weekly column in the Al-Anbaa newspaper, Jumblatt said that “once again, the Lebanese Army offers great sacrifices in its mission to preserve stability and civil peace."
The Army’s war against terrorism in the northern city has so far left 42 people dead and some 100 wounded.
Jumblatt said that the Army had full political support in its mission to instill the “prestige of legitimate state in Tripoli, the north and all Lebanese territories,” adding that Army support reflects the Lebanese people's awareness of the important role the military plays in this critical phase.
In addition to resolving security problems, Tripoli must be improved through modernizing the port, rehabilitating the old traditional market and reviving the old Rene Mouawad airport as well as other facilities, Jumblatt said.
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